Die Martis, 10 ho. A. M., March 5, 1776.

The Congress met pursuant to adjournment.

Present: Brigadier-General Woodhull, President.

FOR NEW-YORK.—Mr. Smith, Mr. Randall, Mr. Rutgers, Mr. E . Bancker, Mr. Prince, Colonel Lott, Major Stoutenburgh, Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Beekman, Captain Denning, Mr. Hallett, Mr. Scott, Colonel McDougall.

FOR ALBANY.—General Ten Broeck, Mr. Yates, Mr. Gansevoort, Colonel Nicoll, (on service.)

FOR SUFFOLK.—General Woodhull, Mr. Gelston, Mr. Hobart.

FOR KING’s.—Mr. Polhemus.

FOR ULSTER.—Mr. Rhea, Mr. Lefever, Colonel Palmer, (on service.)

FOR DUTCHESS.—Colonel M . Graham, Colonel Ten Broeck, Mr. G . Livingston.

FOR WESTCHESTER.—Colonel G . Drake, Major Lockwood, Colonel Van Cortlandt.

FOR RICHMOND.—Mr. Adrian Bancker.

FOR ORANGE.—Colonel Hay, Colonel Allison.

FOR TRYON.—Mr. Moore.

FOR CHARLOTTE.—Colonel John Williams.

FOR CUMBERLAND.—Colonel William Williams.

A Letter from Colonel Gilbert Budd, directed to Mr. McKesson, one of the Secretaries, was read. He therein requests permission for the bearer to go on board of the Ship Asia, to obtain a boat which has been privately taken from him, and is supposed to be at the said ship. As Major-General Lee has cut off all communication with said ship, and through his conduct and orders the passports of this Congress are of no avail, the Congress refused to give permission.

A Letter from Captain William Barker, of Amenia Precint, in Dutchess County, was read and filed. He therein states his difficulties about raising a Company in the Continental service, and in understanding the Continental terms of inlistment.

Ordered, That the said Letter be referred to the Members from Dutchess County to give an answer to Captain Barker.

The Congress took into consideration the application made by Mr. Gilbert Livingston, one of the Members, yesterday, on behalf of Lieutenant Lee, with respect to some Minute-men, now in Colonel Swartwout’s Regiment, which he claims to have inlisted for the Continental service before they inlisted in Captain Clark’s Company of Minute-men.

A Letter received from Colonel Swartwout yesterday was read and filed. He therein alleges that those Minutemen were inlisted in Captain Clark’s Company before Mr. Lee had any warrant, and that, therefore, his regiment has the preference to their service; but that he is cheerfully willing that they enter into the Continental service when his regiment is discharged.

Thereupon, Ordered, That the Recruiting Officers for the Continental service, who are employed jn that business by virtue of warrants from this Congress, be allowed to inlist men from any of the Regiments of Minute-men in this Colony; but, however, under the following restrictions with respect to the Minute Regiments now in actual service in this City and its environs: That no man shall be allowed to leave the Minute service till the time of their inlistment as Minute-men is expired, or they are discharged from the present service, or until the commanding Officer of the Continental service at this post shall think it necessary for the publick service that they should join their respective Regiments into which they shall have inlisted.

The Report of the Committee on General Lee’s Letter, relative to the Ministerial Army preparing to leave Boston, as entered on the Minutes of yesterday afternoon, was again read. The Congress approves thereof, and again agrees with their Committee therein, and confirms the same.

Ordered, That the Committee who brought in the said Report on General Lee’s Letter, and Mr. Randall, be a Committee to carry the seventh of said Resolutions of that Committee into execution.

A charge was given from the Chair to keep the matter of the seventh Resolve secret.

The Congress then resumed the consideration of the plan for a further emission of Bills to the amount of fifty-five thousand Pounds; and the same being read by paragraphs, amended and agreed to, is in the words following, to wit:

Whereas it is probable that a further emission of Bills of Credit of this Colony, not exceeding fifty-five thousand Pounds, will soon be necessary to discharge the debts incurred by this Colony, and to defray the expenses which may arise in making provision for the further safety and defence thereof; it is their opinion that an emission to the above-mentioned amount be prepared for signing, upon the following plan, to wit: That one hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred Dollars be struck, amounting to the said sum of fifty-five thousand Pounds, New-York currency, to be sunk in manner following, to wit:

Resolved, That Bills of Credit, to the said amount of one hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred Dollars, be immediately printed, of the following denominations, to wit:

On the face of each of said Bills shall be impressed the Arms of the City of New-York, together with such other device as the Committee appointed for that purpose shall direct. And the said Bills shall be in form following:

“This Bill shall pass current in all payments in this Colony for Spanish milled Dollars, or the value thereof in gold or silver, according to the Resolution of the Provincial Congress of New-York, on the 5th day of March, 1776.”

Excepting those of the denomination of two-thirds of a Dollar, which shall be in the form following:

“This Bill shall pass current in all payments in this Colony for five Shillings and four Pence, being equal to two-thirds of a Spanish milled Dollar, or the value thereof in gold or silver, according to the Resolution of the Provincial Congress of New-York, on the 5th day of March, 1776.”

And also, excepting those of one-third of a Dollar, which shall be in form following:

“This Bill shall pass current in all payments in this Colony for two Shillings and eight Pence, being equal to one-third of a Spanish milled Dollar, or the value thereof in gold or silver, according to the Resolution of the Provincial Congress of New-York, on the 5th day of March, 1776.”

Also, excepting those of one-fourth of a Dollar, which shall be in form following:

“This Bill shall pass current in all payments in this Colony for two Shillings, being equal to one-fourth of a Spanish milled Dollar, or the value thereof in gold or silver, according to the Resolution of the Provincial Congress of New-York, on the 5th day of March, 1776.”

Also, excepting those of the denomination of one-sixth of a Dollar, which shall be in form following:

“This Bill shall pass current in all payments in this Colony for one Shilling and four Pence, being equal to one-sixth of a Spanish milled Dollar, or the value thereof in gold or silver, according to the Resolution of the Provincial Congress of New-York, on the 5th day of March, 1776.”

Also, excepting those of one-eighth of a Dollar, which shall be in form following: